Returning to You

Year and a Half Later

Jessica’s POV

I groaned in pain as I sat with my feet pulled to my hips and hunched over my knees so my stomach was pressing together as I panted for breath in a hospital bed
“oh my god where is Brian!” I grit out as Hannah ran a hand through my hair
“he’s stuck in traffic Jess” she answered and I groaned
“I don’t care, ring him up and tell him to forget the car and run here if he has to” I glared at the floor ignoring Hannah rolling her eyes.

The doctors had decided that it was time for me to go to the delivery room and I was being wheeled down the corridor when Brian burst through the doors at top speed calling
“Jess!” I let out a cry of relief
“Brian!” he ran over to the moving bed and manoeuvred his way to my side where he took my hand and apologised
“I’m sorry honey but traffic was so bad” I nodded before I clawed my hands digging my nails in his arm making him wince
“I don’t care what was happening, when I need you here to see the birth of your kid you damn well get here, got it” he nodded pained and I let go before gripping hand nicely and he sighed before squeezing my hand lightly
“sorry honey” I nodded
“it’s ok, this hurts so bad this time Brian” he frowned
“really? It’s going to be fine Jess they know what they are doing” I nodded and let them lead me into the delivery room.

Seven hours and a caesarean section later little Layla Haner was born into the world with a little prompting and gave her first big scream which made me collapse with relief; she was fine after all that.

I lay in my bed holding her sleeping form, Brian beside me holding Braden who was fascinated by the little girl. Hannah smiled at me from her seat in Zacky’s lap as Jaden and Daniel played with some toys in the corner. Matt and Val cooed over their own twin baby girls in the corner who were born two weeks premature last month. Leana was going to pop any day soon and Lacey was smiling at us all along with Johnny who was talking to Jimmy in the corner, probably trying to calm him down after he heard all the screaming I did.

I didn’t want to take my eyes off Layla, my stomach hurt a bit but the painkillers were taking the edge off of it. She was so cute and you could tell she would have dark hair with the tuft she had just like Braden had.

Brian smiled as he ran a finger along Layla’s cheek
“she is so beautiful” he said and Matt piped up
“you’re gonna have to get a gun like me Haner, we are gonna have to fight the guys off our girls” Brian groaned
“I hadn’t thought of that!” he leant down til he was close to Layla and said “you are never having a boyfriend, you are banned from having anything to do with them” I laughed and shoved his shoulder
“that is such a double standard, I heard you giving Braden tips on how to get a girl the other day” Brian shrugged with a cocky grin
“it’s not my fault all the little girls want him” I nodded
“I know, it’s mine, he got my good looking gene” the room laughed while Brian pouted. I leant over and kissed him making him stop and break out in a smile instead but we were interrupted when little Lianna Sanders started crying thus waking up her sister Alex who collectively woke up Layla which meant we all had to sooth our children.